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I miss the old days when the olx and jiji platform were genuine websites where someone can purchase brand new and fairly used items. I got some good deals over the years, the best been my PS Vita which I really enjoyed until I later sold it 'through olx as well'.
The platform has currently been hijacked by all sorts of fraudsters advertising products at really appealling rates to lure a lot of desperate buyers to try and make them pay money upfront "as is entirely against the rules and policy", but because of the supposed incredibleness of the deal might be convinced to pay only to be defrauded.
The fraudsters would ask your location first and would then declare themselves to be in a location very far from the buyer and would then request a delivery fee or an upfront payment to confirm interest before bringing the commodity along, and the buyer, eager to avoid having to travel that long distance would be convinced to pay.
The annoyingly painful aspect is that even when some fraudulent ads are reported to olx or jiji handlers, they still leave the ads up and active which begs the suspicion that they are in on the act and might be receiving commissions from these fraudsters to leave their ads active. People are defrauded every single day on these platforms and because the money doesn't run into millions, they won't get the necessary attention from any anti graft agency.

Something needs to be done and fast to checkmate the running of OLX and JIJI.

OLX own nor be here.I go FEAR. Dat"z the HQ of fraudsters/omo alohun k'olohun kigbe

There’s a clear warning not to pay money in advance etc
So you must adhere to it. What happens is greed , you see something cheaper than real and you want to buy it - wetin na
I must admit have tried their best as company to curb these activities so you have to read their instructions.
They link buyers and sellers together so do your best to connect right

ipobarethieves:
OLX own nor be here.I go FEAR. Dat"z the HQ of fraudsters/omo alohun k'olohun kigbe

I have since deleted Olx since they won’t listen

Mr Piatek... delete those apps immediately

Who still uses olx and Jiji these days but you guys?

I can confirm this information and I insist that the management and Admin are involved in the fraud.


Posting a single advert on both platforms are difficult and most often rejected for flimsy reasons. But these fraudsters can post 20 adverts at a time and all are accepted.


My advert was once rejected and surprisingly same advert was copied vabatim by a fraudster and it was accepted and posted on the site to defraud unsuspecting people.

My man abeg lock up the format never pay me pls

Na today?

I still think they can do more by blocking reported ads and blocking the suspected fraudulent accounts instead of allowing their ads to be on weeks after been reported.

DWJOBScom:
There’s a clear warning not to pay money in advance etc
So you must adhere to it. What happens is greed , you see something cheaper than real and you want to buy it - wetin na
I must admit have tried their best as company to curb these activities so you have to read their instructions.
They link buyers and sellers together so do your best to connect right

Baba e no nice now, imagine say as you dey grind, person come still job you of the small way you get

FlackoJodye:
My man abeg lock up the format never pay me pls

It's pathetic. Must everything in this country be tarnished? Well I expect nothing less from a country where even funds meant for IDPs are diverted.

GraGra247:
I can confirm this information and I insist that the management and Admin are involved in the fraud.


Posting a single advert on both platforms are difficult and most often rejected for flimsy reasons. But these fraudsters can post 20 adverts at a time and all are accepted.


My advert was once rejected and surprisingly same advert was copied vabatim by a fraudster and it was accepted and posted on the site to defraud unsuspecting people.

kryzstof:
I miss the old days when the olx and jiji platform were genuine websites where someone can purchase brand new and fairly used items. I got some good deals over the years, the best been my PS Vita which I really enjoyed until I later sold it 'through olx as well'.
The platform has currently been hijacked by all sorts of fraudsters advertising products at really appealling rates to lure a lot of desperate buyers to try and make them pay money upfront "as is entirely against the rules and policy", but because of the supposed incredibleness of the deal might be convinced to pay only to be defrauded.
The fraudsters would ask your location first and would then declare themselves to be in a location very far from the buyer and would then request a delivery fee or an upfront payment to confirm interest before bringing the commodity along, and the buyer, eager to avoid having to travel that long distance would be convinced to pay.
The annoyingly painful aspect is that even when some fraudulent ads are reported to olx or jiji handlers, they still leave the ads up and active which begs the suspicion that they are in on the act and might be receiving commissions from these fraudsters to leave their ads active. People are defrauded every single day on these platforms and because the money doesn't run into millions, they won't get the necessary attention from any anti graft agency.

Something needs to be done and fast to checkmate the running of OLX and JIJI.

If you are stupid enough to pay money upfront,you get scammed upfront ..what's the issue here

DWJOBScom:
There’s a clear warning not to pay money in advance etc
So you must adhere to it. What happens is greed , you see something cheaper than real and you want to buy it - wetin na
I must admit have tried their best as company to curb these activities so you have to read their instructions.
They link buyers and sellers together so do your best to connect right

"Those who have ears let them hear..."

Jiji. Home of scam

Nor be only Jiji...Na Juju